decisive event

collocation in English

meaningsofdecisiveandevent

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decisive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/us
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/
able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofdecisiveandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such a case, therefore, one will try to realize the nowdecisiveevent-type in the experiment.
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I believe that was thedecisiveevent, and after that the situation could even then have been saved.
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Had the meeting taken place, it would not have been adecisiveeventtowards peacemaking, but it was an imaginative step in the right direction.
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Even though techniques may be attempted many times in the dojo, each should be seen as a singular anddecisiveevent.
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Rubik considers university and the education it afforded him as thedecisiveeventwhich shaped his life.
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The decisive events of the world take place when men are asleep.
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2005 was full of decisive events relating to the issue of development aid.
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The decisive events have already happened and cannot be reversed.
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I am not one of those who think that recent decisive events in the military field will necessarily make matters worse in the near future.
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It takes place on the eve of what we all hope will be decisive events.
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In the past, an elaborate series of rites were performed throughout the year to secure otherworldly support for the kingdoms well-being and to celebrate decisive events in its history.
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